1.   Other spectators watched the proceedings from across the street, where onlookers crowded a pedestrian island.

2.   Though onlookers crowded five and six deep on the sidewalk, they spoke in hushed tones, seemingly in awe.

3.   Onlookers crowded around the gates of the compound.

4.   Onlookers crowded the streets and were perched on rooftops to get a better view.